1 out of 3

1. We now have a place to live.  We are moving there in 3 days after we tool around the country to make sure we don't want to settle somewhere other than SJdS (San Juan del Sur).  The place is a little outside of the town but close enough to get Ari to school without any fuss.  It has a communal pool- Calhoun will tell you with his voice ever-rising with excitement that.... the pool... has a... tunnel!!!  There is also a gorgeous view of surrounding hills, though not of the ocean.  And room for visitors :).

So that's the one out of three.

2. We still have no car (we currently are renting but just found out that you can't hold the title to a car unless you are a resident- ACK!)

3. We still have no job. 

The kids have been here for a few days now and seem to be adjusting OK to a life of swimming twice a day.  That is my new goal- to have them learn to swim while we are here.  I know- lofty goals!  But sometimes you just need something attainable.

I am less sure about our goal of becoming fluent in Spanish as you see and hear English wherever you go in this expat town but we will have to see.  Of course, I am also hoping that we get to learn more of Nicaraguan culture and get to know real live actual Nicaraguans.  I am banking on my kids just starting to play with someone and it growing from there.  Luckily they don't know the pressure is on them.